Swinging swivel



W. R. LEAS SWINGING SWIVEL Oct. 11, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 7, 1944 Oct. 11, 1949. I w. R. LEAS 1 2,484,173

I SWING-ING SWIVEL Filed June 7, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES SWINGING SWIVEL Application June '7, 1944, Serial No. 539,152

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a swinging swivel, swing hanger or the like, and it aims to provide an improved and simplified construction over that disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,701,683, issued to me on February 12, 1929.

I particularly aim to provide such a structure wherein the mounting parts may be made on punch presses as distinguished from machine, without the connecting together of a multiplicity of parts, one in which the swivel connection is accommodated below or forwardly of the plane of attachment, and a construction which may be manufactured rapidly and assembled without the use of a screw, pin, bolt, rivet or like fastening.

Additionally, I aim to provide a structure which may be made expeditiously with unskilled labor and one which will swing and turn at the same time from practically all angles.

The more specific objects and advantages will in part be pointed out and otherwise become apparent from the description following, taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating operative embodiments, by way of example.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the invention in connection with the suspension of a porch swing;

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating the invention in connection with the suspension of a hammock;

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation illustrating the use of the invention in chaining a dog or other animal;

Figure 4 is a View of the hook on an enlarged scale partly in elevation and partly in section;

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4 Figure 6 is a view of the invention, partly broken away and in section, showing the application thereof to a swivel beef hook;

Figure '7 is a section taken on the line T-'! of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is an elevation of a swinging swivel hook as used on a porch swing, hammock, glider, swing or the like.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, and first to Figures 4, 5 and 8, I disclose a form of swivel which may be used, for example, for a porch swing, hammock, glider, kiddie swing or other swinging swivel hook.

In carrying out such invention, I provide a mounting section generally designated 19 which is adapted to be manufactured from sheet metal and in a punch press. It will be noted that the mounting structure ill has a cup at H provided with an inwardly extending flange !2 at its lower end and with an outwardly extending attaching flange 93 at its upper end, having equidistantly spaced openings it through which screws or other fastenings It may be passed to a support l6 overhead on a side wall or otherwise.

The cup I! is relatively deep so that the ball ll of the swivel will be accommodated for ample movement below the plane of attachment of the mounting. It will be noted that the ball I! need not be a complete ball although it may be if desired. Ball ll is directly supported on ball bearings is mounted on the flange l2 and held against displacement by the ball ll. Depending from the ball ll is an eyelet it), which may equally well be the hook or any equivalent. Such a structure will operate noiselessly and will swing and turn at the same time from all angles, and will attain the objects and advantages of the invention previously mentioned.

Such a swivel as described, has many and various uses. A view of such uses has been shown by way of example.

In Figure 1, the swivel structure described is shown as supporting the ropes, cables or the like 23, of any suitable type of porch swing 2!, it being realized that the ropes or cables 20 are suspended from the eyelet as. If desired, the ropes or cables 22} at opposite sides of the swing 2i may be supported from separate swivel devices, as described In Figure 2, a conventional porch hammock 22 is disclosed having ropes or cables 23 at opposite ends, which are engaged with the hooks or eyes is of swivel devices such as those described and which in this instance are shown as secured to side walls 24.

The same swivel is used advantageously in chaining animals, such as a dog, as illustrated in Figure 3. The chain in that View is designated 25 and connects with the hook or eye IQ of the swivel, the latter being of the construction described.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Figures 6 and '7, which provide a ball bearing, swinging swivel beef hook. This form of the invention has a bracket or hanger 23 mounting a roller 2'! so that the structure may be moved along a track or the like. The lower extremity of the bracket .26 is of such size and shape that it may be shaped in a punch press to form a cup 28 about a ball 22, and which ball rests on ballbearings at 30 which are secured in place through the punch press operation, but sufficiently loose to permit anti-frictional and noiseless movement. With this construction, the ball or swivel is free to swing and turn at the same time from all angles and the anti-friction balls 30 are free to turn to render the construction noiseless and practically frictionless. It will be noted that the hook 3| depends from the ball 29 so that the beef may be attached to its pointed end 32.

It is to be understood in connection with either form of the invention, that the suspending elements l9 and 3| may be eyelets, hooks or any equivalent.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

A swing swivel comprising a socket-like member having an enlarged open end provided with an outwardly projecting flange adapted to be secured to an overhead surface for supportin said 20 member therebeneath, said member having a restricted opening in its bottom defined by an inwardly and upwardly turned annular flange de- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 309,621 Herrick et a1. Dec. 23, 1884 1,448,271 Graves Mar. 13, 1923 1,637,047 Moore July 26, 1927 1,701,683 Leas Feb. 12, 1929 

